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Signal Transduction in Astrocytes during Chronic or Acute Treatment with Drugs (SSRIs, Antibipolar Drugs, GABA-ergic Drugs, and Benzodiazepines) Ameliorating Mood Disorders

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Correlation between cerebral metabolic rates of glucose metabolism and plasma arachidonic acid levels. Cerebral metabolic rates of glucose metabolism (rCMRglu) measured by NMR in vivo are shown to be correlated with plasma arachidonic acid, expressed as a percentage of total phospholipid polyunsaturated fatty acids. The correlation is statistically significant ( ), from Elizabeth Sublette et al. [52].
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